No voice too small : fourteen young Americans making history

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Title:

No voice too small : fourteen young Americans making history

Author:

Metcalf, Lindsay H., editor.

Dawson, Keila V., editor.

Bradley, Jeanette, editor, illustrator.

Summary:

"Mari Copeny demanded clean water in Flint. Jazz Jennings insisted, as a transgirl, on playing soccer with the girls' team. From Viridiana Sanchez Santos's quinceañera demonstration against anti-immigrant policy to Zach Wahls's moving declaration that his two moms and he were a family like any other, No Voice Too Small celebrates the young people who know how to be the change they seek. Fourteen poems honor these young activists. Featuring poems by Lesléa Newman, Traci Sorell, and Nikki Grimes. Additional text goes into detail about each youth activist's life and how readers can get involved." -- Amazon.com.

Joseph Bruchac, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, and others present poems about young activists who have stepped up to make changes in their community and in the United States.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Genre:

Poetry.

Biographies.

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Social justice -- Juvenile literature.

Social action -- Juvenile literature.

Author(s):

Publisher:

Charlesbridge,

Publication Date:

2020

ISBN:

9781623541316

Publication Information:

Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2020]

Call Number:

P NO

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

Fans of We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices will love meeting fourteen young activists who have stepped up to make change in their community and the United States.

Mari Copeny demanded clean water in Flint. Jazz Jennings insisted, as a transgirl, on playing soccer with the girls' team. From Viridiana Sanchez Santos's quinceanera demonstration against anti-immigrant policy to Zach Wahls's moving declaration that his two moms and he were a family like any other, No Voice Too Small celebrates the young people who know how to be the change they seek. Fourteen poems honor these young activists. Featuring poems by Leslea Newman, Traci Sorell, and Nikki Grimes. Additional text goes into detail about each youth activist's life and how readers can get involved.

Author Notes

. Lindsay H. Metcalf grew up on a Kansas farm and is the author of Farmers Unite! Planting a Protest for Fair Prices . An experienced journalist, Lindsay has covered a variety of change-makers as a reporter, editor, and columnist for the Kansas City Star and other news outlets. www.lindsayhmetcalf.com
. Keila V. Dawson was born and raised in New Orleans. She has been a community organizer and an early childhood special education teacher. She has lived in the Phillipines, Japan, and Egypt. She is the author of The King Cake Baby . www.keiladawson.com
. Jeanette Bradley has been an urban planner, an apprentice pastry chef, and the artist-in-residence for a traveling art museum on a train. She is the author and illustrator of Love, Mama . Jeanette lives in Rhode Island with her wife and kids. www.jeanettebradley.com